wild frontier

Frequency: 5.55.0 per million words

An untamed, remote, and undeveloped border region.

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  • Pioneers carved settlements out of the wild frontier.
  • Life on the wild frontier was harsh, improvised, and often lawless.
  • The documentary portrays America’s wild frontier with gritty realism.
  • New settlers hoped to tame the wild frontier without losing its spirit.
  • She grew up on a ranch at the edge of the wild frontier.
  • What does it take to survive on the wild frontier in winter?
  • Without the railroad, the wild frontier might have remained isolated for decades.
  • Scientists now speak of the deep ocean as a wild frontier for discovery.
  • The novel refuses to romanticize the wild frontier and its violence.
  • From dusty trail towns to the wild frontier, legends were born.